- #1 On Closer Inspection
97% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Catalyst VRPub: Australian War Memorial
Windows
Experience the Australian War Memorial’s collection in VR! View and explore a Mark IV tank from WW1; a Hudson Bomber and an Avro Lancaster from WW2; the Adelaide Class Frigate; and the Bushmaster. Featuring video, audio, photos, and facts to bring to life the history of these important items.
Why similar: Education 32.2%, 6DOF 31.2% ★, VR 23.6%, Casual 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #2 AstoriaVR
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: blendFXPub: hug Films
Windows
AstoriaVR takes you back into the Astoria night club in 1986, one of the few legendary places in Leipzig in the former GDR. Audio recordings of former employees, interactive objects and private conversations create a fully immersive experience of times long past.
Why similar: Education 28.4%, VR 28.4%, Historical 24.9%, Narration 11.4%, Casual 4.8%
- #3 Virtual Becomes Reality: A Stanford VR Experience
96% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Jeremy BailensonPub: Virtual Human Interaction Lab
Windows
With Virtual Reality technology widely available, it’s more important than ever to understand its impact on people and society. Explore highlights of nearly two decades of research from Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab and discover how we can use this medium to enhance our everyday lives.
Why similar: 6DOF 28.9% ★, Education 25.9%, VR 23.9%, Narration 8.9%, Linear 4.8%
- #4 Great Paintings VR
94% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: hublab
Windows
Great Paintings from the Great Museums of the World in Virtual Reality. More than 1000 famous paintings to admire and enjoy.
Why similar: Education 30.4%, VR 29.8%, Historical 20.7%, Casual 9.7%, Exploration 8.1%
- #5 BRINK Traveler
94% matchVery Positive89% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: BRINK XR
Windows
Experience some of the world's most breathtaking natural wonders as fully 3D immersive environments! Feel like you're really there as BRINK Traveler brings these iconic destinations to you today! 🌄
Why similar: 6DOF 21% ★, Education 17.3%, VR 16.1%, America 14.9% ★, Historical 9.5%
- #6 Paint To Pixel
93% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Metro Boulot Dodo MBD
Windows
Paint To Pixel is a Virtual Reality exhibition that charts the history of UK graffiti. It features interviews with prominent UK artists and personal photo archives that cover 6 decades of graffiti writing.
Why similar: Education 25.5%, VR 17%, 6DOF 15.5% ★, Historical 14.8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #7 Ludwig II - Virtual: Neuschwanstein
91% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: VR-Dynamix
Windows
Ludwig II: Virtual Neuschwanstein is a digital 3D experience centered on King Ludwig II of Bavaria and his famous castle, offering fascinating historical background. Explore exterior grounds and selected, partly unrealized interior spaces on desktop or optionally in Virtual Reality.
Why similar: Education 33.5%, Historical 23.9%, VR 21.4%, Narration 11.4%, Exploration 5%
- #8 iGuide Knossos VR
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Stelios C. A. ThomopoulosPub: CLARET
Windows
Take an interactive virtual tour of the legendary Knossos Palace of King Minos on the island of Crete, Greece. Explore the detailed palace architecture and its 3.500 year long history with the iGuide Knossos VR immersive 3d reconstruction. Guide your way through the adventure!
Why similar: Education 37.8%, Historical 24.9%, VR 21.2%, Narration 14.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #9 Barnstormers: Determined to Win
91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Derek A. HamPub: Logic Grip Inc.
Windows
Travel back in time to the era of Negro League Baseball. This immersive experience sets you in the 1940's where legends of the game were making a name for themselves in spite of the oppositions set against them. Experience the story first hand as a player during this pivotal time in history.
Why similar: VR 20.6%, Historical 17.1%, 6DOF 16.2% ★, America 15.2% ★, Education 14.6%
- #10 Colosseum VR
89% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: TECRON VR
Windows
Come and visit the Roman Colosseum! This guided tour will take you through its rise and downfall, bring you face to face with gladiators, and allow you to experience the glory of roman architecture like never before. Welcome!
Why similar: Education 31.2%, VR 28.6%, Historical 11.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Linear 8.8%
- #11 19th-century Printing Press Experience VR
88% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Aidan GrantPub: Steve Galbraith
Windows
A hands-on educational experience that guides you through the process of printing on a 19th-century printing press.
Why similar: VR 29.9%, Education 28.5%, Historical 27.1%, Casual 7.7%, Exploration 5.5%
- #12 Cyphers Game VR
87% matchMixed50% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: ChronospacePub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
It is the end of 1920. The Polish-Bolshevik war has been going on for almost two years. The battle for Korosteń – a key railway junction and technical supply base – is underway. Break Bolshevik cyphers, ensure radio communication, and neutralise the fearsome armoured trains - now in Virtual Reality.
Why similar: Education 25.8%, VR 24.7%, Historical 21.7%, 6DOF 10.5% ★, Narration 9.5%
- #13 Visite virtuelle de l'Assemblée nationale
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 271 reviews2025
Dev: Assemblée nationale
Windows
Visit the French National Assembly from home, using your computer, your Steam Deck, or your virtual reality headset.
Why similar: Education 32.7%, VR 22.5%, Historical 19.4%, Narration 18.9%, Exploration 5.2%
- #14 TimeLab
86% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: VR-Dynamix
Windows
TimeLab is a VR platform for virtual time travel. Experience well-researched historical events and visit historical locations. Currently, you can relive the Apollo 11 moon landing and journey to Ludwig II’s dream castle Falkenstein, with more DLCs to come.
Why similar: Education 29%, VR 23.6%, Historical 22.6%, Narration 13.3%, Exploration 6.4%
- #15 Nuremberg: VRdict of Nations
86% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Rossiya Segodnya
Windows
A VR investigation of the crimes against humanity committed by the Nazi leaders.
Why similar: VR 27.7%, Historical 24.1%, Education 23.3%, Narration 17%, Casual 6.9%
- #16 Plague of Athens VR
84% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: History Adventures
Windows
Plague of Athens tells the story of Nikos of Athens, a physician during history’s first recorded pandemic, 429 BCE, who struggles to treat the multitude who fall ill during this world-upending ordeal.
Why similar: Education 58.7%, VR 17.1%, Historical 16.3%, Exploration 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #17 Hetepheres Tomb - Secrets of the Lost Queen
84% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Luca Dreiling
Windows
An interactive, history-based, virtual reality experience joined with a digital exhibition about one of the greatest discoveries made at the Giza necropolis. Retrace the steps of famous archeologists and ancient royals to find and restore their lost treasures.
Why similar: Education 21.8%, VR 17.9%, 6DOF 16.1% ★, Historical 15.6%, Exploration 8.3%
- #18 Mannerheim's Saloon Car
82% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Xamk Game StudiosPub: Sodan ja rauhan keskus Muisti, Päämajamuseo
Windows
Explore Mannerheim’s historical train carriage from World War II using this educational VR application.
Why similar: Education 29.5%, VR 26.2%, Historical 21.5%, 6DOF 16.3% ★, Exploration 4.7%
- #19 AGO BRISTOL 1775: From Warship to Prison Hulk
82% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Priam Givord StudioPub: Art Gallery of Ontario
Windows
AGO BRISTOL 1775 is a ground-breaking collaboration between VR developers and a museum, transforming a British warship model made in 1775 into an immersive experience. Users can explore freely or follow a narrative aboard the Bristol when it served as a floating prison for captured enemy soldiers.
Why similar: Education 22.1%, VR 17.5%, 6DOF 17.4% ★, Historical 16.4%, Narration 8.8%
- #20 Konzerthaus Berlin VR
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: INKA Research GroupPub: Konzerthaus Berlin
Windows
Welcome to the Konzerthaus Berlin! In two different applications you can explore the house and experience the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Soon you will also be able to discover new music in a completely new way in the interactive composition "Umwelten - Environments".
Why similar: Education 22.1%, VR 17.8%, Historical 16.4%, Narration 13.1%, 6DOF 10.6% ★
- #21 Batteri Fjell 1945
81% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: HVL MedielabPub: Høgskulen på Vestlandet
Windows
Rumors are circulating about unrest at Fjell Fortress outside Bergen, and it's your job as a journalist to get to the bottom of what's happening. Explore an accurate reconstruction of the fortress as it appeared when World War II ended in 1945.
Why similar: Education 34.9%, Historical 24.9%, Narration 16.4%, VR 10.1%, Exploration 5.6%
- #22 Javols VR
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: IGOPub: Région Occitanie - Direction de la Culture et du Patrimoine et Direction des systèmes d’information et des usages numériques
Windows
Discover in Lozère, Javols, the capital of ancient Gévaudan completely reconstituted in Virtual reality
Why similar: VR 30.5%, Education 29.9%, Historical 27.6%, Exploration 8.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #23 The Book of Distance
79% matchVery Positive96% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: National Film Board of CanadaPub: Astrea
Windows
In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Japan and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. His grandson leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through an emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost.
Why similar: 6DOF 23.3% ★, Education 17.8%, VR 16.5%, Historical 15%, Cinematic 9.1%
- #24 Master of the Tattooverse
80% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: ROG Studios
Windows
Master of the Tattooverse is a story-driven tattoo game that allows you to create and share art pieces in a wacky universe. Enjoy the freedom of creating your own tattoos for extraordinary clients. Use templates or just do it freehand, satisfy your customers and expand your own tattoo portfolio.
Why similar: 6DOF 40.2% ★, VR 36.4%, Casual 12.3%, Linear 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #25 Orkhon Inscriptions Mongolia VR
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Erkan Erat (M.A. Central Asian Studies)
Windows
An animated VR tour to the Orkhon Inscriptions in Northern Mongolia. Old turkic runic inscriptions from AD 700-735. For Oculus Quest version please contact me.
Why similar: Education 31.2%, VR 21.6%, Historical 20.2%, Narration 13.4%, Exploration 9.2%
- #26 Notre-Dame de Paris: Journey Back in Time
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 97 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Ubisoft proposes a Virtual Reality visit of Notre-Dame de Paris in real time, based on the XVIIIth century reconstitution from the videogame Assassin’s Creed : Unity.
Why similar: VR 37.4%, Historical 31.5%, Casual 14.8%, Exploration 13.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #27 Cam Op Simulator
76% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Matt WorkmanPub: Cinematography Database
Windows · Mac
Cam Op Simulator allows real world camera operators to learn and practice operating a virtual camera using a gamepad (joystick), Nodo Inertia Wheels, or several supported "Mouse Wheels" like Rexy Wheels, Hammerhead Wheels, Blacktek, and Kino Wheels.
Why similar: Video Production 30.5% ★, Education 25.7%, Cinematic 17.3%, America 16.7% ★, 3D 5.6%
- #28 Angels of Amsterdam
77% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: WeMakeVR
Windows
Angels of Amsterdam; a truthful recreation of a 17th century Amsterdam-café, where you share key episodes in the lives of Maritgen Jans, Juliana, Elsje Christiaens and Pussy Sweet: four fierce angels who were not getting their fair share of the Golden Age’s gold and took destiny in their own hands.
Why similar: Video Production 31.8% ★, Education 21.7%, VR 10.2%, Cinematic 10.2%, Historical 6.6%
- #29 Imercyve: Living with Intellectual Disability
78% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Valley General
Windows
What is it like to live with diverse needs and feel uncomfortable in the face of simple, everyday scenarios?
Why similar: Education 40.9%, VR 22.5%, 6DOF 19.4% ★, Linear 8.8%, 3D 7.2%
- #30 Hamburg: 'Neue Burg' VR
76% match9 user reviews100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Kasi Workshop
Windows
Hamburg 1000 years ago: an immersive Virtual Reality Experience with a lot of interactive stations and a detailed reconstruction of a castle and the harbour in the year of 1024. Roam around freely or follow the guided tour in English language.
Why similar: Education 26.6%, VR 25%, Historical 25%, Exploration 9.5%, 3D 5.6%
- #31 Coded Black
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Human StudioPub: Maisha Wester
Windows
A narrative-driven social justice game exploring the suppressed histories of anti-Blackness in the US and UK. Confront racial injustice and discover moments of Black resilience and humanity through storytelling and historical evidence.
Why similar: Education 28.2%, Historical 23.5%, America 21.5% ★, Narration 14.8%, Exploration 6.6%
- #32 Gateway to the Kulikovo Field: The Battle of Yepifan
75% matchMostly Positive67% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: RIALAB
Windows
Find yourself in the center of a decisive battle for Russian lands. You are a 16th century Sagittarius. Repel the Crimean army, show valor and ingenuity in battle. Whether the enemy reaches Moscow or not depends on you!
Why similar: Education 31.6%, VR 26.6%, Historical 26.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Linear 3.7%
- #33 Edda Physics 1
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Edda Knowledge AB
Windows
Explore the world of Edda Physics 1 which contains 6 labs where you'll get to experiment with Archimedes' principle, newtons laws of motion, nuclear physics, the theory of relativity, the coriolis effect and coloumbs law! All labs are entirely interactable and teaches you a ton about physics!
Why similar: Education 38.3%, VR 26.1%, 6DOF 20.1% ★, Narration 10.1%, 3D 4.5%
- #34 Plug Priority
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Brush
Windows · Linux
Play as an adorable telephone exchange operator at the dawn of the 20th century!
Why similar: VR 28.4%, Historical 27.5%, 6DOF 18.3% ★, Casual 12.1%, Linear 6.8%
- #35 The Line
74% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2020
Dev: ARVOREPub: ARVORE Immersive Games Inc.
Windows
“The Line” is great for showcasing VR for first-time users. This award-winning experience is a 15-20 minutes interactive story of two figurines who are perfect for each other but reluctant to live out their love.
Why similar: 6DOF 30.2% ★, VR 21.1%, Cinematic 17.4%, Narration 14.3%, Exploration 5.8%
- #36 GLOBE DRONE
73% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Archor WrightPub: Archor Games
Windows
GLOBE DRONE - An Earth Simulator
Why similar: Education 41.2%, 6DOF 37.3% ★, Exploration 11.9%, 3D 7.7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #37 Arthur's Computer Adventure
72% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: BrøderbundPub: ZOOM Platform Media
Windows
Explore Marc Brown’s classic "Arthur’s Computer Adventure"! Arthur and his friends bring the story alive one word at a time, fully animated and voiced. Increase the challenge and the fun with an interactive at-your-own-pace option with lots of bonuses and secrets to discover!
Why similar: Education 40.7%, America 33.9% ★, Narration 14.4%, Casual 10%, Singleplayer 1%
- #38 Londinium: AD 215
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Historic VR
Windows
Londinium: AD 215 is a free roaming, narrative VR & Desktop experience with light interactivity.
Why similar: 6DOF 22.3% ★, Education 21.3%, Historical 18.2%, VR 14.8%, Narration 9.1%
- #39 Nanoscape VR
72% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: 3D Visualisation Aesthetics Lab
Windows
Nanoscape VR takes users on a journey to the microscopic world. Explore the surface and interior of a cancer cell, exploring and learning about cellular anatomy and processes.
Why similar: Education 46.8%, VR 43.2%, Casual 7%, Singleplayer 3%
- #40 Last Week of a King
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BibleProject
Windows
Enter Last Week of a King and follow Jesus as he confronts money lenders in the temple courts and eats Passover with his disciples.
Why similar: Education 23.4%, VR 23%, Historical 21.6%, Narration 16.5%, Cinematic 9.4%
- #41 WHMIS 2015 VR
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: 4th Foundation
Windows
Explore WHMIS 2015 in alignment with the Globally Harmonized System, with hands-on practice storing over 30 products, managing workplace accidents including fires and contaminations, and reading Safety Data Sheets. Apply your training and test your knowledge to see how effective and safe you can be!
Why similar: Education 38.4%, 6DOF 33.9% ★, VR 25.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #42 Maps: U.S.A.
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Crandall Studios
Windows
An educational game to make learning the name, location, and capital of the fifty states of the United States of America fun.
Why similar: Education 50.7%, America 39.2% ★, Casual 8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #43 BYU Virtual Campus | Virtual Reality
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BYU Mixed Reality Lab
Windows
Walk around and explore a 3D scan of BYU taken during 2020
Why similar: VR 32.9%, Education 27.3%, 6DOF 25.9% ★, Exploration 11.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #44 Lepidoptera
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Orca Virtual
Windows
Grab your camera and head out to locations in the US, Australia, and Slovakia! Identify sixty species of butterfly. Talk with your friends and invite them to your favorite spots. Play in single player or multiplayer mode. Customize your avatar.
Why similar: Education 44.6%, VR 24.5%, Exploration 12.3%, Casual 11.3%, 3D 5.6%
- #45 Experience the Energy: Take the Tour
69% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: MAMMOTHPub: Energy Safety Canada
Windows
Experience conventional and automated drilling, SAGD, mining, processing, natural gas and liquids pipelines. Get up close and see the careers and leading-edge technologies that are transforming the Canadian energy industry.
Why similar: Education 34.1%, 6DOF 25.1% ★, VR 21.1%, Casual 11.7%, 3D 6.4%
- #46 Discover Old D'Hanis
67% match7 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Saltbox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Step into the past and unravel the rich history of Old D'Hanis. Explore this 19th-century town, from Alsatian and German settlers of 1847 to Black and Mexican families post-Civil War. Unearth archival fragments, archaeological photos, and oral histories to piece together the town's alluring stories.
Why similar: Education 30%, America 26.2% ★, Historical 23.4%, Exploration 8.9%, Narration 8.8%
- #47 Cabinet of Curiosities VR
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Whispers
Windows
This is a fully immersive and interactive VR Experience set in a Victorian style Cabinet of Curiosities room, full of hundreds of highly detailed 3D scanned objects from the natural world, that can be picked up, examined, and explored like a museum without restrictions.
Why similar: Education 29%, VR 24.6%, Historical 15.7%, 6DOF 14.6% ★, Exploration 9.4%
- #48 Gold and Glory
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Space Wedgie, LLC
Windows
Gold and Glory is a classic exploration game developed specifically for VR. Discover the treasures of a derelict pirate ship! Fight off the peculiar creatures that dwell in this strange and magical place! Seize your gold and glory!
Why similar: VR 42.3%, 6DOF 27.9% ★, Exploration 12.2%, Linear 8%, Casual 5.9%
- #49 CanKendama
66% match3 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Ima Create Co., Ltd.
Windows
This system enables you to play Kendama in the real world by practicing Kendama in the VR world.
Why similar: Education 40.1%, 6DOF 37.7% ★, VR 20%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #50 Cloud House - Virtual Arts Space
67% match9 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: The Doodle People
Windows
Cloud House is a revival of a physical location of a performing arts space, Centre 42 within the digital realm, featuring a single-player experience titled 'Love Letters to 42'.
Why similar: Video Production 40.7% ★, Education 24%, Cinematic 16%, Exploration 8.1%, Casual 5.6%
- #51 Kottabos VR
66% match8 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Aiden GohlkePub: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship at Emory University
Windows
This is a VR trip into the ancient world – playing Kottabos, the all-time favorite Greek party game. Prove your skill by throwing the dregs of wine from your cup at the metal disk on the pole in front of you, or fling your drops at the little cups floating in a bowl.
Why similar: Education 30.4%, VR 23.1%, Historical 23.1%, 6DOF 13.1% ★, 3D 5.4%
- #52 The Holy City
68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Holy City VRPub: Holy City VR inc
Windows
Gamified and Interactive documentary experience. Traveling through volumetric captures, the user unlocks clues and completes challenges illuminating common values between the three Abrahamic religions. Each section concludes with a video of the holiest day, making rare moments, accessible virtually
Why similar: Education 31.7%, VR 19%, 6DOF 16.4% ★, Historical 15.9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #53 The Curator
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Windows
The audioguide to the exhibition of Polish design is AI. However, being a non-material entity, she does not understand the field she is supposed to be guiding. Go on a surreal journey through her peculiar mind, solve dozens of unique puzzles and let her find out what it's all about.
Why similar: 6DOF 25.7% ★, Education 22.2%, VR 20.6%, Narration 15.7%, Historical 11.8%
- #54 Virtual Journey Into the Metaverse
66% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: Metaverse Adventures
Windows
Be transported into a detailed, slow moving Dark Ride similar to some of the greatest from World’s Fairs to Disney. Into the Metaverse, is about humanity's quest for ever deeper immersion showing animated scenes from the past, present and future. 14.5 mins that will leave you wanting more.
Why similar: Education 21.3%, Narration 19.5%, VR 16.7%, Cinematic 16.2%, Historical 12.6%
- #55 Wings of The KITE in sky
65% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: slash
Windows
"Wings of The KITE in sky" is an immersive VR game based on Korea's traditional kite, Bangpaeyeon. ※This content was developed with the support of the The Korea Craft & Design Foundation.
Why similar: Education 33.9%, VR 25.6%, 6DOF 25% ★, Linear 6.1%, Casual 5.5%